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Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Malpractice Award Limits
An Illinois law that caps medical malpractice noneconomic damages awards at $1 million for hospitals and $500,000 for...
The Christ Hospital Settles Whistleblower Suit with Feds
The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati has agreed to settle a federal whistleblower suit alleging that the hospital ran a...
Don't Use Texas as Model for Tort Reform, Advocacy Group Warns
Congress shouldn't look at Texas tort reform as a model to control national healthcare costs because "Texas has...
Supreme Court delays medical malpractice damage cap ruling
The Illinois Supreme Court Thursday did not rule as expected on whether the state's four-year-old medical malpractice...
Most Docs Surveyed Claim Less Control Over Healthcare Delivery
Nearly three out of four physicians say they have less control over the way they practice medicine than they did five...
Georgia Fines UnitedHealth for Not Paying Claims Promptly
In what could be the first of a number of fines against health insurance companies, the Georgia insurance commissioner...
2% of Health Practitioners Are Not Licensed; 19% Have Issues with Credentials
Nearly 2% of health providers, including 1.6% of physicians and osteopaths, are practicing without a license and 18.7...
California Bill Guides Hospitals in Reporting Impaired Practitioners
Hospitals will have a clear process for reporting physicians struggling with a substance abuse or mental health...
Florida family to get $14 million in malpractice verdict
A Hollywood, FL, family won a $14 million medical-malpractice verdict against a doctor who accidentally punctured the...
Obama to speed up tort reform tests
One day after physicians suffered a pair of setbacks in a healthcare bill unveiled by Sen. Max Baucus, President Obama...

Newsletter: Medical Environment Update
Timely medical compliance news from OSHA, CDC, EPA, and other regulatory agencies!
Book: The Top 15 Policies and Procedures to Reduce Liability for Physician Practices
Reduce your exposure to liability, improve the quality of patient care, and increase the safety of your patients with...
Continuing Education: 13th Annual Credentialing Resource Center Symposium: Las Vegas, NV
Attend the 13th Annual Credentialing Resource Center Symposium and learn practical and innovative approaches to solving...